District of Columbia False Claims Act

District of Columbia False Claims Act The District of Columbia False Claims Act mirrors the Federal False Claims Act.  The Act prohibits a person or company from knowingly making false or fraudulent claims for payment to the District.  The Act also prohibits misappropriation of District property. A Whistleblower may receive [...]

2024-01-12T16:22:23+00:00October 3rd, 2023|

Georgia False Claims Act

Georgia False Claims Act A whistleblower in Georgia can rely of two different False Claims Acts to report fraud.  The Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act and the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act prohibit false claims for payment to the government. Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act Georgia broadened the scope [...]

2023-10-04T04:56:28+00:00October 3rd, 2023|

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act imposes liability on persons who knowingly present false or fraudulent claims for payment with state funds. The Act allows whistleblowers to file lawsuits against these persons if they know that such acts are taking place. Under the Act [...]

2023-10-04T04:56:48+00:00October 3rd, 2023|

North Carolina False Claims Act

North Carolina False Claims Act The North Carolina False Claims Act became effective in January of 2010. The Act allows individuals to bring whistleblower actions against individuals or companies who submit false claims to the State. The Act allows the whistleblower to recover a portion of the monetary recovery. [...]

2023-10-04T04:57:07+00:00October 3rd, 2023|

Experienced Whistleblower Lawyers

Experienced Whistleblower Lawyers Experienced Top Rated whistleblower lawyers fight to protect whistleblowers’ rights and secure just compensation.  Miller Law Group has experience representing whistleblowers in a variety of business sectors.  When representing whistleblowers, experience matters. We believe in protecting a whistleblower’s anonymity if at all possibly.  For example, under the [...]

2023-10-04T05:05:58+00:00January 21st, 2021|

Healthcare Billing Fraud in North Carolina

Healthcare Billing Fraud in North Carolina Submitting fraudulent medical bills to any federal or state programs, like Medicare and Medicaid, is a violation of both the federal False Claims Act and the North Carolina False Claims Act.  The consequences could include substantial fines, treble damages, and possible criminal prosecution. [...]

2023-10-04T05:14:25+00:00December 3rd, 2020|

Reporting Healthcare Billing Fraud

Reporting Healthcare Billing Fraud Medical facilities that participate in billing fraud may be liable under the False Claims Act.  Whistleblowers who report healthcare billing fraud can receive protection and an award under the False Claim Act. The federal False Claim Act and the North Carolina False Claims Act were enacted [...]

2023-10-04T05:17:25+00:00December 1st, 2020|

Whistleblowers Recover $5.8 Million in Medicare Kickback Case

Whistleblowers Recover $5.8 Million in Medicare Kickback Case A group of whistleblowers recently won a Medicare Kickback case in the state of Florida, recovering $5.8 million for the government.  According to the Department of Justice press release announcing the settlement, a home health care company and two individuals allegedly entered into [...]

2023-10-04T05:20:49+00:00November 23rd, 2020|

Whistleblower Recovers $6.3 Million Lost to Medicare Advantage Fraud

Whistleblower Recovers $6.3 Million Lost to Medicare Advantage Fraud A whistleblower has assisted the government in recovering $6,375,000 after speaking out over alleged Medicare fraud.  According to the Department of Justice press release, a company participating in the Medicare Advantage Plan—also known as Medicare Part C—submitted diagnoses that were not [...]

2023-10-04T05:23:55+00:00November 17th, 2020|

Medical Billing and Coding Fraud

Medical Billing and Coding Fraud Whistleblowers who uncover fraudulent medical billing or coding may be entitled to significant monetary awards and protection under federal law.  The False Claims Act (FCA) allows individuals who uncover fraud against government programs to file a civil action to assist in the recovery of assets.  [...]

2023-10-04T05:26:07+00:00November 11th, 2020|
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